R.I.P.

With deep bereavement, this is to inform you
that our dear Prof. Md. Hanif Mondal
passed away today, Friday, 16th November, 2018
at around 3:45 p.m. due to massive cardiac
arrest and multiple organ failure. He was on
ventilation for the last two days.

He completed his 30 years of service in the
Commerce (Morning) Department of the College.

He left behind his wife and son. Our
heartfelt condolences to his family and near and
dear ones.

May His Soul Rest In Peace!

We will gather together on Saturday
17.11.2018 at 8.30 a.m. in the Main Parlour to
pay our respects to the dear departed soul of
Prof. Md. Hanif Mondal. The prayer ceremony will
be conducted by Fr. Peter Arockiam, S.J.

17th Nov 2018 : College Closed and Exam
Notice

As a mark of respect for Late Prof. Md.
Hanif Mondal, St. Xavier's College will remain
closed tomorrow, Saturday, 17th Nov 2018
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Exam Postponement Notice

Autonomy Extension

Ph.D. Program Phase II 2018

Applications are invited from interested scholars
for the Ph.D. Program (Phase II), 2018,
against vacancies in the departments enlisted below.
Only candidates with Master's degree from recognized
universities, in the relevant stream and having
their own scholarship, need apply. Candidates have
to submit filled in the Application form (PDF
attached) along with a Bank Draft of Rs.1000/- made
out to St.Xavier's College, Kolkata. Candidates are
requested to submit completed forms along with the
bank draft to the Ph.D. Cell Office, St. Xavier's
College : View full details

Registration for Convocation 2019

Students who have completed their course in the session 2017-2018 are advised to click the link below to
register for Convocation, 2019 which is to be held on
16th January 2019.
Click here to register...

COUNSELLING CELL

There will be five Counsellors available in
Room No. 104 & 105 (next to Placement
Cell) in the Jubilee Building during the
following days and timings w.e.f. 12th
November,2018 .
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EMRC : SWAYAM PROGRAMME

EMRC (Educational
Multimedia Research Centre), Kolkata, has
developed and uploaded 10 mooc (massive open
online courses) for the benefit of students.
These courses have been designed in accordance
with the 'SWAYAM programme' of the Government of
India in the format provided BY MHRD, Government
of India.
This will give the students a chance to
register for courses which may not be available
in our college and still earn co-curricular
credits for their degrees.
Students are therefore encouraged to enroll for
courses of their choice which is fully free of
charge.
A short description and duration of the courses
are available on the posters put up on the
notice boards and in the college website.View
Poster

NAAC A ++ Video

Radical Prayer

Lord, enlighten my mind with truth;
Inflame my heart with love;
Inspire my will with courage;
Enrich my life with service
Pardon what I have been;
Sanctify what I am;
And order what I shall be.

Principal's Message

A Christian Minority Higher Educational Institution, St. Xavier's was founded in 1860 by a Catholic Minority Religious Body, the Society of Jesus, and was affiliated to the University of Calcutta in 1862.
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Announcements

Request For Proposal - Acoustic Treatment In Video Studio

Modification - Posted : 14 November 2018

Under Section 1A [RFP Schedule and Critical
Date], item #3, Inspection of Site (Date
& Time) should now read as "from 12.11.2018
to 26.11.2018 (11.00 AM to 4.00 PM) on
working days only" instead of as
"12.11.2018 to 14.11.2018 (11.00 AM to 4.00
PM)".
All other terms and conditions in the said
RFP will remain unchanged.

Posted : 04 November 2018Request For Proposal - Acoustic Treatment In Video Studio
at
Educational Multimedia Research Centre
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
Kolkata.

Swachhata Ranking Awards 2018

Posted : 06 October 2018

A function for Swachhata Ranking
Awards 2018 for higher educational
institutions was held in New Delhi on
October 1, 2018. On this occasion, a
book named "Swachh Campus-2018" was
released to showcase the institutional
achievements. St. Xavier's College
(Autonomous), Kolkata featured in the
book as one of the Swachh Campus and was
declared a "Sustainable Campus".
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DST Walk-in Interview advertisement

Posted : 03 October 2018

Interview will be
held on 12/11/2018 at
Biotechnology Dept of St. Xavier's
College, 30, Mother Teresa Sarani,
Kolkata-700016 at 4.00 p.m. for
one post of JRF in the DST-SERB
project [Sanction EMR/2017/001101]
entitled "Studies on ribosomal RNA
mediated stimulation of Alzheimer's
disease associated Tau protein
aggregation and the interaction of Tau
with the ribosome" under Dr. Chandana
Barat.

Candidates having M.Sc. in Biological
Science, with a minimum of 55% marks,
qualified NET-JRF/LS or GATE may apply.
Candidates should bring their application,
complete CV and original as well as
photocopies of all testimonials during
interview.

PAYMENT THROUGH DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS ONLY

Posted : 02 January 2018

The students are hereby notified that from 8th January 2018, all the department offices will accept various fees only through Debit / Credit cards.
Hence the students are advised to equip themselves with valid Debit / Credit cards at the earliest.

College News

Workshop

Posted : 11 Sep 2018

WORKSHOP ON 'CRAFTING AND CONDUCTING
RESEARCH AND HOW TO PUBLISH'
Organised by:
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
Post Graduate Department of Commerce
On 6th October, 2018 View Details
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BHARAT SHIKSHA RATAN AWARD - DR. ASHOKE NATH

BHARAT SHIKSHA RATAN AWARD
Presented To DR. ASHOKE NATH
on 3rd August 2018 at New Delhi
by ECONOMIC GROWTH FOUNDATION

Prestigious National Award presented to Dr.Supriyo Patra

Posted : 08 Aug 2018

Dr. SUPRIYO PATRA
of Department of Business Administration/BMS
of St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
Kolkata has
been awarded the
Prestigious
"Adarsh Vidya
Saraswati Rashtriya Puraskar" (National
Award of Excellence 2018).
The governing body of Global Management
Council, an apex body in the field of
academics, gives Dr. Supriyo Patra, A
distinction of being one of the BEST TEACHER
in the Country

General Sec. Election

Posted : 01 Aug 2018

The Annual General Meeting of St. Xavier's
College Students' Council was held on
Saturday, 28th July, 2018 at 3 P.M. in Fr
Depelchin Auditorium.

110 newly elected class representatives and
10 newly nominated society secretary elected
the general secretary, asst. general
secretary and 10 working committee members
representing the different departments of
the College.

Prof. Shalabh Agarwal has been awarded fellow membership of
International Scientific Research Organization for Science, Engineering and Technology (ISROSET, India) for promoting the outstanding research work.
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Dr. Asoke Nath honoured with Doctor of Letters (D.Litt)

Posted : 30 May 2018

Dr. Asoke Nath honoured with
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) in
recognition and appreciation of his
commendable contibution in the field of
Cryptography and Network Security by the
Chancellor and the Syndicate of
International Economics University, SAARC
Countries.
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E-Attendance

E-Attendance and content sharing system of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata was formally inaugurated by Rev Fr. Dr. Dominic Savio, SJ in the presence of Vice Principals, Rev. Fr. Dr. S Xavier, SJ and Rev Fr. Peter A, SJ on 5th March, 2018 at 11 am.
This will help the college in recording and maintaining attendance of students and sharing content, notes and circulars in a paper less environment.
In future college are going to process e-admit card.

Visit by team from SUNY (Oswego)

Visit by team from SUNY (Oswego) from 9-16th January,2018.
Team comprising of 9 students & 2 faculty members primarily attending education & service learning programmes, with the Dept of Education, St. Xavier's College.
The programme began with an inauguration ceremony presided over by our Rector & Principal, Rev.Dr. Dominic Savio,S.J, Dr Panchali Sen & Dr Charlotte Simpson Veigas,at 9.15 am today.

Fr. Verstraeten Central Library: Single Window Search

Dear Staff and Students,
You can now search, download and use the library
resources 24x7 from the comfort of your home using
keywords, authors or titles across St. Xavier's
College library database of 145,000+ subscribed
e-Books; 8,800+ full text Journals and Magazines;
13,600+ indexed and abstracted journals; 7,700+ peer
reviewed Journals that contain millions of articles
from national and international peer reviewed
Journals, theses, audio/video etc.
How to access this facility?Know more...

L N Mittal inducted into St. Xavier's Board

St. Xavier's College has inducted LN Mittal, the steel magnate and the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaking company into its Governing Body (Board of Governors) with effect from July 2015. Mittal has gladly accepted his alma mater's offer.
"We are indeed happy and privileged to have Mr. Mittal as a member of our Board. We selected him as a Xaverian and an industrialist. I am confident that his close association with Xavier's and his global experience will enrich our institution," Fr. Felix Raj, the Principal said.
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Guardian Angel

A full-sized marble statue of St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of St. Xavier's College,
was unveiled in the front courtyard of the Park Street institution on Wednesday.
The unveiling marked the 462nd death anniversary of the saint.
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St. Xavier's upgraded to CE status

The UGC has upgraded St. Xavier's
College, Kolkata to the status of
"College of Excellence (CE)" w.e.f.
1st April 2014 to 31st March 2019.
The UGC has also approved the
College's budget for Rs. Two Crores
for a period of five years for
college's upgradation.
St. Xavier's was a College with
Potential for Excellence (CPE) since
2006. It was also awarded the
autonomous status in 2006.
Fr. Principal thanks the UGC and
congratulates the staff and students
for their achievement.

St. Xavier's embarks on village cleanliness drive

Posted : 23 Oct 2018

Ausgram : Students of St Xavier's College, Kolkata, on Monday conducted a clean-up drive and a cleaniness survey at Ausgram's Sibda, a remote village in East Burdwan, about 131 km from Kolkata.
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Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations, 2nd Oct, 2018

Posted : 02 Oct 2018

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, 2nd
October, 2018 ,the Department of Education ,
on behalf of St. Xavier's College
(Autonomous), Kolkata, organized a soul
stirring and reflective programme on the
philosophy and works of Mahatma Gandhi. The
programme was presided over by our Respected
Principal , Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio , S.J .
and our Vice Principal (Education ) Prof.
Dr. Charlotte Simpson Veigas.
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and gallery

Swachh Bharat

Posted : 06 Oct 2018

A function for Swachhata Ranking
Awards 2018 for higher educational
institutions was held in New Delhi on
October 1, 2018. On this occasion, a
book named "Swachh Campus-2018" was
released to showcase the institutional
achievements. St. Xavier's College
(Autonomous), Kolkata featured in the
book as one of the Swachh Campus and was
declared a "Sustainable Campus".
Click here for details.

Surgical Strike Day Celebration at St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur Campus

Posted : 30 September 2018

On 29th September 2018 the cadets of St.
Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata Raghabpur
Campus celebrated "The Surgical Strike Day" on
the occasion of the success of Indian Army on
surgical strike that took place on 29th
September 2016 at Uri District. Cadets paid
respect to the Indian Army soldiers ...
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72nd Independence Day
Celebration

Posted : 15 August 2018

72nd Independence Day was celebrated by
St. Xavier's College Kolkata on Wednesday. 15th
August 2018. The occassion was graced by
Commodore Alok Chatterjee, Group Commander, Kol
'C' Group of NCC. NCC cadets of the college
presented ceremonial guard of honour to the
flag. Xadam presented a vibrant cultural show.
Fr. Principal addressed the audience depicting
the significance of the day.

World Assembly of Jesuit Universities in Spain

Posted : 01 August 2018

The World Assembly of Jesuit Universities
was hosted by the University of Deusto from
8th to 12th July in Bilbao, Spain.
The event was attended by more than two hundred
Jesuits and Lay Collaborators from Jesuit
Universities and Institutions of Higher
Education from around the world.
The Indian delegation was one of the biggest
with about 50 Jesuits. From Calcutta Province Fr
Dominic Savio SJ, Rector and Principal of St
Xavier's College, Calcutta and Fr Paul Arockiam
SJ, Principal of St Xavier's College, Burdwan
participated.
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Visit of H.E. Ambassador,
Jan Luykx of Belgium

Posted : 29 June 2018

A host of seven Belgian Jesuits arrived at Calcutta in November 1859. Under the leadership
of Fr. Henry Depelchin St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
was started in January 1860. It is now the honest home of selfless Jesuit Fathers, learned
professors and zealous students.

The long standing relationship with Belgium was reinforced in the year 2011 when an MOU was
signed between University of Namur and St. Xavier's College. Both Staff and Student Mobility has
been initiated under this MOU.
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4th International Day of Yoga (IDY)

Posted : 21 June 2018

4th International Day of Yoga (IDY) has been celebrated June 21, 2018 at the Park Street Campus of St.Xavier's College.
The various activities facilitated the dissemination and popularization of IDY - 2018.
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Why Xavier's

St. Xavier's College is a 157 years old institution with
rich heritage and long tradition.

As a Jesuit Higher Educational Institution, it aims to form
men and women for others, with fundamental human and
spiritual values.

The tiny seed has grown into a mighty tree from 83 students
in 1860 to 7,853 students in January 2016.

The College functions in three shifts : morning, day and
evening, offering UG and PG courses in Humanities, Science,
Education, Commerce and Business Administration.

The College also offers various career oriented certificate
and diploma courses to college students as well as
others.

The College motto "Nihil Ultra" means Nothing Beyond, a
motto, significant and suggestive of a noble ideal, of an
unconquerable hope, that should urge the Xavierian always to
aim high.

The spirit of Xavier's is Majis greater service to greater
number of people for the greater glory of God (AMDG)..

SXC : VISION 2020

A CALL TO XAVERIANS
Dear Xaverians,
St. Xavier's, as you know it well is a Jesuit
institution with one history but many stories, one
fire with many sparks; it forms men and women for
others, who display competence, commitment,
conscience and compassion.
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The Saint Xavier's University campus at Rajarhat has taken shape.
We have started B.Com, B.M.S., M.Com, M.A. (English) and MSW courses from July 10, 2017.
Inauguration of the academic session was held on July 7 at 1.00 pm. SXU looks forward to your cooperation and support.

Father General's Address at Vidyajoti College, Delhi

Father General Arturo Sosa has urged Jesuits serving in higher education to draw on
networking as a way of becoming more effective in their ministries. Here is the text of his
speech to the Vidyajoti Theology Faculty in Delhi, on February 18, 2017:

This is my first visit to India. In addition, it is
the first time I address a Theology Faculty in my capacity as Chancellor.
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Endeavours

PRAYAS

AVISKAAR

A Xaverian Journal of Research
ISSN(Print):2277-8411 ISSN(Online):2278-1048.
A multidisciplinary journal,named Aviskaar:A Xaverian Journal of
Research,is published by the college,with a periodicity of one issue per year.Its first issue was published in
the year 2009.more...

Youthink

The Xavier's Commerce Society is
proud to announce that it has obtained
an International Serial Number (ISSN
2347 - 6222) for Youthink, the annual
journal of the department of commerce.